Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 973 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Say it back to check): Checks understanding: repeating the steps back, asking “Do you mean…?”, writing the task down, asking for an example, saying it in your words. Skips checking: nodding without knowing, guessing what they meant, pretending you got it, staying quiet when lost, hoping for the best. A correct paraphrase keeps every detail: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” → “7 AM, big ground — got it.” A wrong one changes them: “7 PM at the small ground?”

1. 1.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
4. 4.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
8. 8.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
10. 10.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
15. 15.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
24. 24.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
34. 34.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
39. 39.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder

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